Hobe Sound, Florida
| Hobe Sound, Florida | |
|---|---|
| CDP | |
 Location in Martin County and the state of Florida |
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| Coordinates: 27°04′N 80°08′W / 27.067°N 80.133°WCoordinates: 27°04′N 80°08′W / 27.067°N 80.133°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Florida
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| County | Martin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.7 sq mi (14.8 km2) |
| • Land | 5.5 sq mi (14.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 11,521 |
| • Density | 2,082.8/sq mi (804.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 33455, 33475 |
| Area code(s) | 772 |
| FIPS code | 12-30975 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0284064 |
Hobe Sound is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Martin County, Florida, United States. The population was 11,521 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Hobe Sound is located at 27°04′36″N 80°08′31″W / 27.076737°N 80.142076°W.
Hobe Sound is an exurban area in southern Martin County near the Atlantic Ocean. It stretches along the coast between Port Salerno and Jonathan Dickinson State Park but does include Jupiter Island.
The name of Hobe Sound comes from the name of the Jove or Jobe Indians, one of the Native American groups that lived in the area before European settlement. The Spanish pronounced Jove/Jobe as [ˈxoβe], which later evolved into the current spelling "Hobe".
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